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German
Etymology
From Block + Partei. Refers to the so-called Antifascist-Democratic Bloc which all legalized parties in the Soviet zone of occupation had to join immediately after their foundation in 1945. Accordingly, the ruling SED was strictly a Blockpartei too, but the term was soon restricted to the other bloc members.
Pronunciation
Noun
Blockpartei f (genitive Blockpartei, plural Blockparteien)
- (chiefly East Germany) bloc party (alternative political party that exists pro forma in what is de facto a one-party system)
Die Blockparteien der DDR bekleideten zwar verschiedene Ämter, hatten aber keinerlei politische Eigenständigkeit.- The bloc parties of the GDR did hold various offices, but had no political independence whatsoever.
2020 February 16, Anja Maier, “Die Ost-CDU und ihre Anfänge: Vergiss mein nicht!”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz, →ISSN:Kein Wunder, denn Lieberknechts Partei war eine von vier Blockparteien, sicher eingehegt in das politische System der DDR.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
2021 February 4, Michael Bartsch, “Namensstreit um Planetarium in Halle: Als Kosmonaut kein Idol mehr?”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz, →ISSN:Gegen eine fortgesetzte Namensträgerschaft des im Jahr der Raumfahrt eröffneten Planetariums aber machte plötzlich eine Partei mobil, die zum Zeitpunkt der deutschen Einheit im Osten noch zu 90 Prozent aus Mitgliedern der Blockpartei CDU bestand, den christlich angehauchten Vasallen der SED also.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- (figuratively, derogatory) one of the main parties in a democratic system insofar as they are considered conformist and interchangeable
- Synonyms: Altpartei, Systempartei
2019 June 17, Michael Bartsch, “Kommentar OB-Wahl in Görlitz: Noch nichts gewonnen”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz, →ISSN:Beide mobilisierten immerhin ein Drittel des Wählerpotenzials. Bei den Rechtsnationalen ätzte man auch prompt gegen die „Blockparteien“.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension
Declension of Blockpartei
Descendants
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